Good movie, not scary

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2003)

This is a well made post-apocalypse movie, not a horror movie at all. It's very well done, with a plot that keeps moving and characters who actually change and develop throughout the movie. There are some shocks and some suspense, and the zombies are excellent, as is the innovative photography. There is , at times, a sense of the isolation the characters feel. That their circumstances are overwhelming is convinving; when I left the theater I was pleased to see the everyday world carrying on just fine. The real horror of the movie is about the people; the whole movie is about people in extraordinary circumstances, how they behave and what drives them
As far as scary movies go, Panic Room was more frightening, and so was The Ring. I'm still waiting to see a great horror movie. I liked 28 Days Later; I didn't feel ripped off by it. But I did feel ripped off by the marketing of it.